Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Methyl-coenzyme M reductase: Expressing active recombinant enzyme in M. maripaludis, and investigating the activation process, and the mechanism of inhibition of 3-nitrooxypropanol and Studying the effect of Ionic liquids on the mononuclear rearrangement of heterocycles using QM/MM method
(2019-07-25)
The study of the biosynthesis of methane is appealing from both its potential role in biofuel production and environmental perspectives. Methane is the main component of natural gas, and it is also a potent greenhouse gas ...
Risk/Reward Analysis of Test-Driven Development
(2019-07-25)
Test Driven Development (TDD) is a software development practice advocated by practitioners of the Agile development approach. Many developers believe that TDD increases productivity and product quality, while others have ...
Influence of the Lumbopelvic-hip Complex on Upper Extremity Kinetics in Baseball Pitching
(2019-07-24)
The ability of the upper extremity to function efficiently, depends on the strength and stability provided by the lower extremity and lumbopelvic-hip complex (LPHC), however the vast majority of overhead throwing literature ...
Equine Endothelial Colony Forming Cells: In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis
(2019-07-24)
Endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs) are a subset of the endothelial progenitor cell (EPC). EPCs are found in bone marrow and in peripheral blood samples, and their subset the ECFC can be isolated from these samples ...
Design Approach of Adaptable Residential Space Design with Childhood Development
(2019-07-24)
Children’s room design for a specific age period is a mature field. However, few children room designs will consider the adaptability of the room. Creating a room that could grow with children is necessary.
This thesis ...
An Approach to Design Small Living Space for Young People
(2019-07-24)
Due to the increasing population and urbanization, a small residence has become a good choice for many people, especially for the young people who have just entered the society in big cities. However, due to the limited ...
Application of Learning Through Play in designing school playgrounds (Preschools to Kindergartens) to aid in children’s development
(2019-07-24)
Children are able to promote their academic learning performance through playing, which
is more effective than traditional learning methods. Hence, suitable designing for school
playgrounds aimed at providing an effective ...
Pore Scale Methods to Enhance Understanding of Geochemical Reaction Rates in Porous Media
(2019-07-23)
Geochemical reactions play an important role in subsurface systems such as in contaminant fate and transport, chemical weathering and geologic carbon sequestration. These reactions, mainly dissolution/precipitation, will ...
Interaction of Chromobacterium species with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis at different Temperatures
(2019-07-23)
Chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been identified as one of the major culprits in amphibian population declines worldwide. This fungus grows upon and colonizes the keratin layer of the amphibian skin. ...
Providing Psychometric Support for the READI-SF among Clinic-Referred Latino Families
(2019-07-23)
Given the high prevalence of child mental health problems and their long-lasting negative consequences if left untreated, it is important to investigate factors that affect family engagement in psychological intervention ...
Acoustic Metamaterials: Air Permeable Super Sound Attenuators and Acoustic Metalenses
(2019-07-23)
In recent decades, acoustic metamaterials have become more practical for diverse applications of sound manipulation, rather than academic curiosities and theoretical derivations. This kind of artificial material demonstrates ...
Computational and Experimental Investigation of Oil Separation from an Oil-Water Two-Phase Pipe Flow and Its Accumulation in a Subsea Dead-Leg
(2019-07-23)
Both 2- and 3-dimensional transient computational studies of two-phase turbulent flow within a horizontal channel/pipe with a vertical capped dead-leg placed downstream of an oil/water supply source simulating parts of a ...
Effects of repeated exposure to graphic suicide news articles on explicit and implicit measures of suicide risk
(2019-07-23)
Existing observational research suggests that following media portrayal of a suicide, there
is an increase in imitative suicidal behaviors (e.g., Gould, 2001; Pirkis & Blood, 2001; Stack,
2005). Despite a plethora of ...
Empowering Community Pharmacists to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Implementation of Community Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Services
(2019-07-23)
Background and Significance: Given the rising problem of prescription drug abuse and high number of opioid-related deaths annually in the United States, mechanisms to distribute naloxone are sorely needed. Community ...
Connecting in a digital world: How information and communication technologies shape the leader-subordinate experience
(2019-07-23)
The present study investigated how the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) impacts leader-member exchange (LMX) quality and its resulting organizational outcomes. The primary hypothesis of interest was ...
Physical Fatigue at Work: Prevalence and Interventions
(2019-07-23)
Advanced manufacturing has resulted in significant changes on the shop-floor, influencing
work demands and the working environment. The corresponding safety-related impacts, including
fatigue, have not been fully captured ...
Modeling Complex Climate Change Effects on Fluctuating Populations of Fish Communities in the Northern Pacific Ocean
(2019-07-23)
The main purpose of this study was to bring new mathematical and statistical methods to the ecological community and highlight novel application of these methods to practical scientific questions. Deepwater marine systems ...
Sediment and Nutrient Transport Through a Reservoir Sequence Along a Large River System
(2019-07-23)
Reservoirs are depositional environments for suspended sediments in river systems. Due to sediments undergoing fallout in low-flow areas, reservoirs contain 26% of all sediment and 12% of global river phosphorus behind ...
Is the Continuity of Care for Comorbidities among Breast Cancer Patients Related to Treatment Adherence and Survival Outcomes?
(2019-07-23)
Background: Breast cancer patients with comorbidities need to see multiple healthcare providers. These patients often need to take multiple medications, have frequent health care service utilization and high costs, and ...
Developing Nucleic Acid-Based Tools for Precision Medicine
(2019-07-23)
Nucleic acid aptamers are new therapeutic tools that are growing in use in the bionanotechnology field. Understanding their behavior and engineering their structure is desirable for many applications due to unique advantages ...